過街老鼠

Chinese

to cross the street mouse and rat in general; cunning, deceitful person
trad. (過街老鼠) 過街 老鼠
simp. (过街老鼠) 过街 老鼠

Etymology

From 過街老鼠——人人喊打／过街老鼠——人人喊打 (guòjiē lǎoshǔ, rénrén hǎn dǎ).

Pronunciation

Idiom

過街老鼠

  1. person detested or despised by everyone
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